“Minister of Health Terry Lake has failed students by cutting funding to Island Sexual Health,” CCSS external executive Simka Marshall said in a statement. “Comprehensive and accessible sexual health services must be maintained in the Capital Region.”

The CCSS, who represent over 9,000 students at Camosun College, are challenging other organizations, including the University of Victoria Students’ Society, to match—or beat—its pledge of $1 per member.

“Island Sexual Health provides sexual and reproductive health care that is valued by students and the community,” said Marshall in the statement. “By cutting sexual health services, Minister Lake is condemning young people.”